Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough

Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough,For children with lung heat-induced cough, excessive thick and sticky phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, and impaired lung qi.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough

Chinese Name : 清金理嗽丸

Drug Formulation

8 liang of tangerine peel, 4 liang of fried trichosanthes peel, 4 liang of platycodon root, 8 liang of scutellaria root, 4 liang of mulberry bark, 4 liang of almonds (peeled and fried), 2 liang of anemarrhena rhizome, 2 liang of stemona root, 2 liang of ophiopogon tuber, 2 liang of licorice root, 8 liang of bile star.

Source

*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, sift through a sieve, mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 1 qian each, and coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For children with lung heat-induced cough, excessive thick and sticky phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, and impaired lung qi.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, twice daily, with warm water; reduce the dose appropriately for children under one year of age.

Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,For children with lung heat-induced cough, excessive thick and sticky phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, and impaired lung qi.

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